Brace and garment connector



Jan. 3, 1961 P. R. ALBRECHT BRACE AND GARMENT CONNECTOR Filed May 8,1958 lNV EN TOR.

BRACE AND GARMENT CONNECTOR Paul Richard Albrecht, 2025 29th St.,Astoria 5, N.Y.

Filed May 8, 1958, Ser. No. 733,944

1 Claim. (Cl. 24-73) This invention appertains to means for supportinggarments and for preventing outer shirts from rising upward therefrom.The present invention constitutes an improvement over that disclosed andclaimed in my previous United States Patent Number 2,463,079, grantedMarch 1, 1949.

For reasons of comfort and because they help secure outer dress shirtsin place, many persons prefer to support their trousers or slacks bymeans of suspenders rather than by means of a belt. Despite greatimprovement in the appearance of suspenders, they are still thoughtunattractive. On account of this sentiment, many persons shun their use,particularly during warm weather when it is necessary to dispense withthe wearing of vests or even coats which normally conceal them.

The main object of my invention is to provide improved brace and garmentconnector means which will readily permit the use of conventionalsuspenders under a dress shirt while at the same time preventing thesame from rising on the body of the wearer.

Many other and further objects, features and advantages of the presentinvention will become apparent from the following specification whenconsidered in the light of the accompanying drawing forming a partthereof.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front view of the device of the invention;

Figure 2 is a side view of the device of Figure 1, taken along line 22thereof.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view of the device showing how suspenders maybe attached thereto;

Figure 4 is a detail vertical sectional view through a garment showinghow the device is disposed therein.

Figure 5 is a view showing a wearer fitted with concealed suspenders andwith the device of the invention.

Referring now to the drawing wherein the same reference charactersidentify the same or like parts, the device of the invention comprises asubstantially T-shaped member consisting of a thin sheet of metal orplastic. As indicated, the middle of the upper part of member 10 openswide enough at 12 to receive the buttons usually carried by the waistband of trousers and slacks. Opening 12 communicates with a longitudinalslit 14, each end of which will receive one of the waist buttons.

Opening 12 and slit 14 preferably are lined with means 16 for preventingcutting-of the threads securing the buttons to the trousers. Such meansinclude rubber, cotton, or plastic tape and are shown in Figures 2 and4.

Patented Jan. 3, 1961 Integral with member 10 and preferably formed fromthe same piece of material by bending the same so as to form a partiallyresilient paper clip-shaped curve between them, is suspender connectormember 18, to the upper end of which is secured a button or rivet 20.This last part is adapted to be connected to suspender thongs as shownin Figure 3.

The manner of using the present device will be obvious from thefollowing in view of Figures 3, 4 and 5. The multiple or singlesuspender thongs 22, 24, are secured to button 20. Next the outer dressshirt 23 is put on by the wearer, and the end of it is slipped into thespace intermediate members 10 and 18. As shown this space issubstantially U-shaped.

Next, the T-shaped part of the device is secured to the buttons 21 onthe waist band by passing each in turn through opening 12 and into slit14. As shown on Figure 4, the terminal line of member 10 after thissecuring operation lies below the top of waist band 26.

The partially resistant nature of the device forces the pants button topress hard on the end of the outer shirt thereby firmly securing thesame and preventing it from rising on the wearer.

The present device is a great improvement over that disclosed andclaimed in my previous patent in that it can be cast, cut or molded veryeasily from inexpensive material and simply bent over as described toform the finished article.

The device of the invention obviously is suitable for use with womensand childrens garments as well as mens.

While but one specific embodiment of the invention has been illustratedin the drawing and described above, many changes, alterations andmodifications may be made falling within the generic spirit and scope ofthe invention as defined in the following claim.

I claim:

An attachable brace and garment connector comprising a substantiallyT-shaped member consisting of a thin sheet of relatively rigid materialhaving an opening atone end and having a transverse slit along said endconnecting with said opening, said slit being adapted to receive buttonsof an outer garment therein, said connector being bent over to form aconnector member of greater length than said T-shaped member and beingin laterally spaced relation therefrom, said members forming a partiallyresilient substantially U-shaped curve at their juncture defining aspace for receiving the extremity of an outer shirt and single buttonmeans on the upper end of said connector member for attaching suspenderthongs.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS755,798 Schebler Mar. 29, '1904 1,331,654 League Feb. 24, 1920 1,532,671Bennett Apr. 7, 1925 1,879,817 Nelson Sept. 27, 1932 FOREIGN PATENTS700,267 Great Britain 1953

